Donald Trump makes admission about hair as he boasts about 'handsome rug'

Former President Donald Trump appeared to make a rare admission about his hair as he pointed out a supporter in the crowd who was wearing a wig that looked like his

Donald Trump has boasted about his own hair in a bizarre moment at an election rally.

The former US president lavished himself with self-praise in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on Monday, where he spoke glowingly of his own "good looks". Spotting a doppelganger in the crowd, Trump said: "What a nice-looking man. Who is that? Oh, it's Trump. What a wonderful-looking person."

He continued to joke about his hair, saying, "I'm just checking out the hairstyle as I'm talking. What can you do? There's nothing I can do about it. You're stuck with it." Later he turned his attention to a man in the crowd, and said: "Look at that guy with a rug on over there."

The Republican nominee also reminisced about his 2016 appearance on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, recalling how Fallon had tousled his hair during the interview. He said: "I go on his show and he asked to mess up my hair. He grabs it and he starts really going crazy and it was a big hit." But Trump highlighted the backlash Fallon faced for the act, reports the Express US, adding: "Six months later he went out because he was under pressure to apologize because he humanised Trump."

Fallon himself expressed regret about the interview in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, saying he "made a mistake" and offering an apology "if I made anyone mad." Reflecting on the incident after heavy criticism, he said "would do it differently" if he had the chance.

The playful segment on Fallon's show, which took place shortly before that year's election, drew sharp criticism from Trump's opponents who found the interview to be overly friendly. Following the episode Fallon's show saw a significant drop in viewership, losing more than one-fifth of its audience and the late-night top spot to Stephen Colbert's more politically charged "The Late Show" on CBS.

Jimmy Fallon opened up in a Hollywood Reporter podcast, insisting that his interaction with Trump wasn't an endorsement. He said: "I did not do it to 'normalise' him or to say I believe in his political beliefs or any of that stuff." The chat show legend had previously touched on the incident, telling Vanity Fair in 2017 that his aim was simply "trying to have fun" with Trump, but admitted he was "devastated" when he realised the backlash. He also confessed to The New York Times: "If I let anyone down, it hurt my feelings that they didn't like it. I got it."

The talk show host also laid bare the behind-the-scenes impact of the critique for being too lenient on Trump, describing it as "tough for morale". He added: "You go, 'Alright, we get it. I heard you. You made me feel bad. So now what? Are you happy? I'm depressed. Do you want to push me more? What do you want me to do? You want me to kill myself? What would make you happy? Get over it.'".